Punch Art Framed Butterflies

Hello Crafters,
I hope you had some time to create something wonderful since my last post. I made this beautiful specimen style Punch Art Framed Butterflies with paint chips. As you may have noticed by now I have a little fascination with paint chips at the moment is you follow my Pinterest you can see all the ideas I have collected.

I chose paint chips that were in consecutive order so the colour fade would be uniform in.  I love how these yellow shades have warm browns. They looks great with the gold frame.

 I framed the Punch Art Framed Butterflies in a glass faced frame so the art can double as a white board. I love multi tasking!  I used the Crayola white board crayons  to show how the Punch Art Framed Butterflies looks. {the markers work just the same}

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Recipe:

Tools: Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Paper:

Paint chips

Stamps: 

Embellishments: gold Frame from dollar store

Ink: 

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Teacher appreciation gift

This a craft referral... I made these frames for only $3 with tax for my kid's teachers.

Frames $2.00 and Crayons $1.00.  It took about an our to make two.

And my little girl used the scraps to make one for Daddy.

  

The full tutorial can be found at DIY: Crayon Initials! from frugal life project.

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Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Hello Crafters,

Just a quick post to show an apron I made for a little friend of mine.  She is celebrating her 4th birthday today. All the best Riley!

I used the tutorial found here for the apron by Skip to my Lou.

I used the tutorial here for the flower by Bayou Bags.

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Recipe:

Tools: Singer Machine,Scissors,

Paper: NONE

Textile: 1/2 meter pink cotton, 1/2 floral cotton,

 ribbon

Embellishments: button,

Stamps: NONE

Ink: NONE

Tutu & Bow (no sew)

I made this little tutu and bow for a local Hand-made swap.

Mom wanted pink but the daughter likes green so I put together a compromise.

This was super easy to make and only to 1 hour!

I used this tutorial here.

  

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Recipe:

Tools: scissors

Paper: NA

Stamps: NA

Embellishments: Ribbon,1 1/2 in Satin Ribbon, 6 in Tulle ribbon and 1/8 in Satin Ribbon

Ink: NA

2011 (gift) Calendar

            I like to make a photo calendar for my mother{grandma Ruby} every year. I know she loves it because she always keeps it on the mantel over the fire place. I don't think she uses the calendar part at all but the pictures can always be seen.

So this year instead of ordering a photo calendar, I made her this  8 X 8 calendar.

Same idea as the calendars I had been ordering from vista print but with smaller "take-a-glance" type months. I found a classy mission style easel stand to hold the calendar on the mantel.

When the year is done the 8 X 8 pages can be slipped into an album.

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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I haven't crafted in a few days...

Hank and I have been doing stuff, like going shopping, reading, spending time with friends....
You know stuff. :D

I do have something to share though. Last week I framed some picture I had taken of my niece. I gave them to her/parents as her birthday gift.

I matted the pictures with some cute K&co paper I had used for a mobile I made her.

You can see the mobile here : love{bird}

These pictures and all the picture on my blog are taken by me and UN-Edited.

Unless otherwise stated.

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Recipe:

Tools: paper Trimmer, EK Success. The Slice, Making Memories. 

Paper: Wild Saffron, K & Co.

Stamps:  none

Embellishments: Frames, Dollar store

Ink: None

Father's cards.

Lots of great Challenges going on the week.  And a few of them are for Fathers day!

Like Cards for men  and Stampin Sister's in Christ

I have decided to make a Card set for my husband's father's day. I always tell him to keep some card at work "just in case" but I always forget to give him the cards! LOL here is the set I made 

The set includes:

1 birthday card 1 postcard and 1 tag

2 congratulation cards

1 Dear father card and 1 tag

Envelopes and a matching box

I used argyle for the Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #83 - The Greatest Game Ever Played and the bicycle image for the Moxie Fab World Challenge: I Want to Ride My Bicycle .

I also used Laura's Sketch 54 for this card below!

I am sure this set will be used up and waiting for replacements in no time!

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Recipe:

Tools: paper Trimmer, EK Success, border punch. EK Success,

Paper: DP and Chocolate chip, SU! Outdoor denim and sage, CTMH.

Stamps:well scripted and time for you, SU!

Embellishments: twine

Colors: Basic Brown, SU! outdoor denim, CTMH.

Amazing Party gift!

Hello friends,

My two younger girls have a boy birthday party to go to this week-end. They are so excited to go to a Train themed party. I wrapped up the gifts and made a card for the boys. They are twins so I got to make two ... HOW FUN!

For the card I used Get Sketchy! Our Go-to Sketches Week Challenge! over at the Moxie Fab blog.

I found these Boxes in my storage bid. I swapped them at the Scrap week-end lasts spring.

I am adding this to the Greeting Farms Farm Fresh Fridays are Spring Cleaning

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Recipe:

Tools: Large star punch,Wide oval punch, SU!

Paper: tangerine, Bashful blue, real red, Bermuda cardstock, SU!. polka dot DT, SU!. White cardstock, CTMH.

Stamps: Amazing duo, The Greeting Farm.

Embellishments: twine, May arts. Speech bubble, clipart.

Colors: Jet black, Staz-on ink. tangerine, Real red, ink SU! Markers, Copic.

Wrapping the perfect gift

I thought I would share 2 unique ideas for wrapping the perfect gift.
I am down to five gifts to be wrapped, Yeah for me!
Here is what I have done wrapping the perfect gift cards. 
For wrapping the perfect gift cards I created a passport folder to hold 2 gift cards and a card. 
The card and holder is for my husband so I tied to stay away from glitter and flowers. 

The card is based on Laura's Sketch 41.  I used 2 tutorial for the passport folder.

Double Gift Card Holder and Faux Leather Wallet

The second ideas is for wrapping the perfect gift basket.

I love gift baskets but I always think the stuff in them is a little weird and expensive too!

I saw some that look great but the had an ugly bowl. I would never want to see some of those bowls

after I eat all the goodies. So I wrapping the perfect gift basket and it only cost $3.00. YES, wrapping the perfect gift basket only cost $3.00! 

I went to the dollar store and picked cello wrapping, tinsel and the ornament for $1.00 each.

I hope you liked my ides on wrapping the perfect gift!

If you have any question please feel welcome to leave a comment.

Have a Merry Christmas!

~*~Shaz~*~

{MY} crafter's Christmas list 2009

Every year my husband, Hank, asks me to write a Christmas list.  {After a few years of weird gifts he realized it was better to ask.}  I have been so excited about buying for the kids. {I think I got them them best gifts every!} I had not put much thought into {MY} crafter's Christmas list 2009. So after a week of thinking a crafter's Christmas list 2009 would look like.  I picked the a few things.

Here it goes a crafter's Christmas list 2009:

1~ Copic Markers

{$3.00 to $4.00 each}

 

2~ 8G USB Drive

{$12.00 to $30.00}

3~ Socks

{YES! I really want Socks.}

4~ Teapot with a lid I cant break!

{President's Choice retailer $8.00}

5~ DIY Snow~globe

{Hallmark/Michael's $12.00}

6~ Chocolate

{YUMMY! Lindor or Ghirardelli please!}

7~ Basic grey Paper

{$1.00 per sheet to $25.00 per pad}

8~ Puma Footwear
{These are nice eh?}

So that was {MY} crafter's Christmas list 2009. I would love to hear what other crafter's Christmas list are looking like. What is on your list?

Happy Christmas Shopping!

Shaz